Mr Rutte was addressing the study's findings, which said the Dutch military had engaged in systematic, excessive and unethical violence during Indonesia's 1945-1949 struggle for independence, and On October 28, 1945, major violence erupted in Surabaya in East Java, as occupying British troops clashed with pemuda and other armed groups. Following a major military disaster for the British in Publisher Description. Highly detailed and colourful, this account illustrates the struggle of Indonesian forces in their War of Independence against the Netherlands, following the surrender of occupying Japanese forces in 1945. Following on from MAA 521 Royal Netherlands East Indies Army 1936–42 and completing the coverage of the post-World After 78 years, the debate of the Dutch Parliament has been circling around the notion of ‘Independence, Decolonization, Violence, and War in Indonesia, 1945–1950’. PM Mark Rutte stated that the Netherlands acknowledges the proclamation as an undeniable historical fact and has been considering the possibilities of a joint realization on In The Netherlands the Indonesian War of Independence was up until some five years ago conventionally known as the "Politionele Acties" which roughly translates to '[military]policing actions'. Shortly after the Second World War the country was in total disrepair and politically saw the need for a) quick economic recovery and the re . The result was a four-year war for Indonesian independence. [48] [3] Indonesian youths had played an important role in the proclamation, and they played a central role in the Indonesian National Revolution . [49] In contrast, Indonesia had been a Dutch colony since about 1800. It was considered part of the country by many (most?) by that point which justified the war to the Dutch government and many of the soldiers fighting. Not an objective justification of course (there is none) but it might explain how it was perceived at the time. ‘The East’ is a Dutch movie directed by Jim Taihuttu that is set against the backdrop of the Indonesian War of Independence (1945-1949) and deals with the immortal dilemma that has been addressed by many other movies i.e. the conflict between duty and conscience. 20-year-old Dutch soldier Johan de Vries arrives with his squad to Indonesia Set in 1896, "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" celebrates one of Indonesia's great heroes who fought for independence from the Dutch. The pious Muslim people of Aceh, a city that had flourished since ancient times as a trade port, enter into a fierce war with the Dutch. Tjoet Nja' Dhien, the widow of a rebel leader operating in Aceh in Sumatra, assumes the leadership when her husband Teuku Uma is killed in Aceh War. The Aceh War ( Indonesian: Perang Aceh ), also known as the Dutch War or the Infidel War (1873–1904), was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Kingdom of the Netherlands which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh and the United States in Singapore during early 1873. [8]

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